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      Anthony Joshua defends Daniel Dubois after Brit was accused of ‘quitting’ against Joe Joyce

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has offered his support to Daniel Dubois and reckons the heavyweight hope was right to concede defeat against Joe Joyce.
      Dubois, 23, suffered his first professional loss when he took a knee in the tenth round of Saturday’s all-British bout — after sustaining a broken left eye socket.

      Daniel Dubois was accused of ‘quitting’ against Joe JoyceCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun

      Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has leapt to his defenceCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshua

      Some fighters criticised Dubois for surrendering.
      But world champion Joshua says he wants to speak to the Londoner and tell him he is not regarded as a ‘quitter’.
      Joshua added: “If Daniel needs someone to speak to, he should call me.
      “It is easy for people to criticise from outside the ring — but some people have been out of order.

      “Daniel took a massive risk in taking that fight, as did Joe Joyce.
      “They both knew the dangers and they both put it all on the line.
      “I hear people talking respectfully about tapping out in MMA fights.
      “Then when a boxer stops because his eyeball is about to fall out, they call him a ‘quitter’ — are they serious?

      AJ, who defends his heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev on December 12 before eyeing an all-British unification showdown with Tyson Fury, added: “Daniel’s time will come. I believe I will fight both him and Joyce.
      “Joyce is underrated. He had a top amateur pedigree and it shows.
      “This is a great time for British heavyweight boxing — it has never been stronger — and those two guys are both a huge part of it.”

      Dubois, 23, suffered a broken left eye socket in his lossCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun

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      Jack Grealish critics blasted by Aston Villa chief Dean Smith after England ace was accused of diving against West Ham

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      DEAN SMITH blasted those who call Jack Grealish a diver — saying: Focus on his talent instead.
      The Aston Villa captain was called a ‘cheat’ by a member of the West Ham staff during the 2-1 loss on Monday.

      Dean Smith defended Jack Grealish after he was criticised for going down too easily against West HamCredit: Rex Features

      🗣️ “He was having a go at Jack calling him a diver and cheat”Dean Smith and David Moyes react to some touchline antics after incidents involving Jack Grealish on #MNF pic.twitter.com/fbuuWu4Ma4
      — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 1, 2020

      England’s new star Grealish has been fouled 40 times this season — the highest in the Premier League.
      The 25-year-old has played 810 minutes — being the subject of a foul every 20 minutes.
      And last season, the Villa ace topped the charts with a whopping 167 fouls against him in 36 league games.
      Some on social media have highlighted the exaggerated way he goes down.

      But Smith reckons he is being unfairly treated.
      The Villa boss said: “If referees are giving fouls, the reputation is unfair.
      “Does he go down easily? You tell me some of the top forwards who don’t go down easy.
      “He was again fouled a number of times against West Ham.”

      Grealish was blasted by opposition staff, players and fans for his fall on MondayCredit: Sky Sports

      Ollie Watkins missed his fourth penalty in six attempts in the defeat in East LondonCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Villa’s £33million striker Ollie Watkins saw his penalty crash against the crossbar — the fourth time the former Brentford star has failed to score in six attempts.
      Asked if he would consider changing his spot-kick taker, Smith said: “We will have a chat about it.”

      The Villa boss said there will be a conversation about who takes the next spot kickCredit: PA:Press Association

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      Chris Eubank Jr ‘disgusted’ by Daniel Dubois’ surrender against Joe Joyce despite gruesome eye injury

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR was ‘disgusted’ by Daniel Dubois’ surrender on Saturday night.
      Joe Joyce stunned Dubois by jabbing away brilliantly at the 23-year-old’s left eye until his eye socket and spirit broke in the tenth round of their London showdown.

      Dubois took a knee and was counted out in the tenth roundCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Chris Eubank Jr has become the latest man to take aim at DuboisCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Dubois was ahead on points but took a knee and was counted out.
      The heavyweight upset has split boxing, with Irish icon Carl Frampton and Dillian Whyte feeling Dubois quit in his first real test.
      But Olympic middleweight bronze medallist Anthony Ogogo, who was blinded in one eye after doing six rounds with a busted eye socket in 2016, leapt to Dubois’ defence.
      Ogogo, 32, said: “I’d hate to see your dreams end like mine did.”

      Brain injury charity Headway have claimed some of the criticism directed at Dubois is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’.
      His promoter Frank Warren said: “The last punch he took caught a nerve and it shot through him.”
      Eubank Jr called on his own warrior spirit to battle through a bloody defeat to George Groves with a split eye and also inflicted tragically life-changing injuries on Nick Blackwell.
      But he pulled no punches with his view on Dubois’ first professional defeat.

      Eubank Jr fought on for six round with a split eye against George Groves in 2018Credit: REUTERS

      Eubank Jr said: “If you can dish it out, you need to be able to take it.
      “He could have just run around the ring for the last three rounds, if his eye was that bad, but don’t ever take a knee and blame one bad eye.
      “It is one thing to take a knee when getting battered, I understand that, living to fight another day.

      I was disgusted
      Chris Eubank Jr

      “But I have no excuse for letting yourself be counted out when you are ahead and still in the fight. I was disgusted.
      “Dubois has a lot of potential but being young is not an excuse.
      “He is 23 and has knocked out 14 of his 15 previous opponents. He is young and has his career ahead of him but that was so disappointing.”
      Eubank Jr, 31, is stuck in California after being ringside for Mike Tyson’s pay-per-view clash with Roy Jones Jr.
      The Brighton ace was in camp with Jones Jr, 51, even mimicking 54-year-old Tyson’s trademark style — after lockdown turned a two-week trip to Jones’ Florida gym in March into a bromance marathon.
      Middleweight Eubank Jr enjoyed the ride but warned any talk about real fights for the 50-plus legends — against modern-day monsters — should be treated as fancifully as him fighting his legendary dad, Chris Snr, who is now 54.

      Joyce peppered Dubois with a series of jabsCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Juggernaut extended his pro record to 12-0Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Eubank Jr added: “I know how hard it is to get in there to perform when the world is watching, so to do that, at their age, is impressive.
      “Like most kids, I pretended to be Mike Tyson in the mirror, bobbing and weaving, throwing hooks and uppercuts — and that was useful for Roy, 20 years later.
      “A lot of the other stuff around it, suggesting fights against current prime fighters or champions isn’t real, it’s hype and online-forum chat.
      “It’s entertainment, I don’t think it is dangerous because it is fantasy.
      “People still ask me about fighting my dad. In our primes and even right now, that’s crazy, it would never happen. I like to think of it as just fun and fantasy.”

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      Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp fears for players’ mental well-being faced with fixture pile-up during coronavirus pandemic

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      JURGEN KLOPP fears Prem stars are suffering emotional stress coping with fixture congestion amid the Covid-19 crisis.
      The Liverpool boss let rip at TV companies on Saturday, furious at a schedule he insists is damaging players’ bodies.

      Jurgen Klopp has bemoaned this season’s fixture pile-upCredit: PA:Press Association

      He said: “For players, it’s incredibly intense what we are doing.
      “We’re all happy and it is without any alternative that we play.
      “It’s great — love it — but it’s all on the backs of the players. They have to deliver.”
      Klopp told Uefa.com: “You don’t think about what they go through in the week. It’s pretty much the same for all of us, where you cannot see friends, your family.

      “Recovery is not only sleep — it is not only treatment.  It is giving yourself freedom to think about things you want to think about and not what you have to think about.
      “In the world at the moment, the biggest problem is we don’t have this time often enough and it keeps us tense.
      “It doesn’t help if then you have a game to play every three days at 110 per cent, in the best way.”
      Klopp will be missing a host of stars on Tuesday night, including Naby Keita who has not shaken off a thigh strain, as his side host Ajax in the Champions League.

      Klopp fumed as his side dropped two points late on at BrightonCredit: Kevin Quigley-The Daily Mail

      A draw will be enough for Liverpool to qualify for the knockout stage.
      And it means Klopp could rest players next week against Midtjylland.
      But the German said: “I actually don’t see it in that perspective. That would mean I could count on the points already.
      “We deal with how the situation is.”

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      Jose Mourinho did not park the bus – the onus was on Chelsea to beat Spurs and they failed

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      TOTTENHAM may have had six at the back at times — but do not accuse Jose Mourinho of ‘parking the bus’.
      Mourinho, of course, made that infamous jibe about Martin Jol’s Spurs when they ground out a 0-0 draw at his Chelsea in 2004.

      The onus was on Chelsea to win so don’t have a pop at Jose Mourinho for ‘parking the bus’Credit: EPA

      In the Stamford Bridge stalemate Spurs were very strong and organised defensively and at times looked a threat on the counter-attack.
      Mourinho had Moussa Sissoko and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in front of the two centre-backs — Joe Rodon and Eric Dier — and they worked really well together.
      Hojbjerg is a magnificent addition, an early candidate for signing of the season.
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      What would happen was that, when Serge Aurier and Sergio Reguilon were going forward, Sissoko and Hojbjerg were happy to go into those full-back positions in case of a turnover.
      Sissoko drifted over to the right and Hojbjerg to the left.
      They always had a back four together so they weren’t going to be caught on the counter.
      When defending, Sissoko and Hojbjerg sat in front of the two centre-backs.

      They made sure there was no space for Timo Werner to capitalise with his pace.

      Tammy Abraham has good movement and he can look to stretch the game or come short.
      But if he dropped off, instead of one of the centre-backs going, either Sissoko or Hojbjerg would pick him up.
      You looked at Tottenham and it was like a back six on occasions but it was very organised – even if some did accuse Jose of ‘parking the bus’.
      There seemed to be four centre-backs at times — Dier, Rodon, Sissoko and Hojbjerg — allowing the full-backs to push wider.
      But I don’t agree Mourinho was just parking the bus.
      Only Liverpool and Chelsea have scored more than Spurs — 22 compared to 21 — but they have got the best defence in the league, with just nine conceded. And, of course, Tottenham are top.
      It is getting that balance right and Mourinho has done that.

      The onus was on Chelsea, being at home, but the big thing for Spurs was if they went forward they weren’t leaving themselves open — with Sissoko and Hojbjerg ensuring that did not happen.
      After his Manchester United stint, plenty have accused Mourinho of being a busted flush.
      But there is an argument at Old Trafford his hands were tied, with the players he wanted to get in but wasn’t able to.
      This season Spurs have had an outstanding summer transfer window, bringing in Hojbjerg, Reguilon, Gareth Bale, Matt Doherty and Carlos Vinicius.
      They are 100 per cent title candidates, as are Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City.
      This January is going to be one of the most important in a long, long time because the games are so condensed — and it could be the next batch of signings will decide who becomes champions.

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      Funeral parlour worker who caused outrage by posing next to Diego Maradona’s body hands himself in to police

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      A FUNERAL parlour worker who caused outrage by posing next to football legend Diego Maradona’s body handed himself in to cops — after rumours spread that he had been murdered.
      A picture of Diego Molina holding the body and giving a thumbs up went around the world.

      Diego Maradona died of a heart attack aged 60Credit: EPA

      Funeral worker Diego Molina took a selfie next to Maradona’s bodyCredit: Twitter

      He went into hiding after two other staff in Argentine capital Buenos Aires got death threats.
      Authorities there are investigating “negligence” after claims an ambulance took an hour to reach the 60-year-old national footballing hero after a heart attack.
      Meanwhile a senior virologist has lashed out at the President of Argentina for allowing huge crowds to gather as Maradona’s body lay in state.
      Hordes of mourners lined the streets to pay their respects, many without masks sparking a potential new Covid wave.

      Friends and family carry the casket of the football legendCredit: Reuters

      Dr Arnaldo Casiro said: ”We have been saying constantly to the people to make sacrifices so we can try and have a Christmas and New Year, we tell them to maintain social distance and then we see the scenes we saw in the streets. It’s totally inconsistent with what we have said.
      ”Of course I was very upset by Maradona’s passing but knowing full well there would be such a massive movement of the people everything should have been organised in a better fashion so as to minimise risks.”
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      Man Utd line up shock transfer move for Jonny Evans with former star’s Leicester contract up next summer

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are keeping a close eye on Jonny Evans’ contract situation at Leicester.
      And if he has still not signed a new deal by the turn of the year, they are considering a shock move to bring their former defender back to Old Trafford.

      Man Utd are keeping a close eye on former star Jonny EvansCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would like to add a left-sided centre back to his squad, but has a kitty of just £20 million in January – unless he can bring in more from sales.
      Evans, 32, is in the final year of his deal with the Foxes, and although he has admitted he’d be happy to extend his stay, so far nothing has been agreed.
      And his name has been flagged up by United’s player acquisition team as a possible cut-price transfer option if he has not been nailed by Leicester when the next window opens.
      Evans came through the Old Trafford ranks as a schoolboy and spent a decade at the club before joining West Brom in 2015.

      He moved to Leicester two years ago, but a United source revealed: “Johnny’s name has come up in conversation.

      Jonny Evans won three league titles and two League Cups at Old TraffordCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      “There are still a lot of people here who have plenty of time for him – and that includes Ole and Mike Phelan.”
      Evans, who has played in six league games for Leicester this term, made 131 Prem appearances for United. 
      And the Belfast-born defender and his Leicester team-mates will take on Fulham in their tenth top-flight game this term.

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      Troubled former Man Utd ace Ryan Giggs loses £180,000 from investments during pandemic

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      TROUBLED former ­football ace Ryan Giggs has lost £180,000 from his business interests during the pandemic.
      The Wales manager, who is on bail for alleged assault, outlined his financial woes in accounts filed at Companies House.

      Ryan Giggs has been dealt a financial blow by the pandemicCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke

      The report says the value of Ryan Giggs Limited, the firm he uses to manage his investments, has fallen two per cent after rising from £12million last year to £13.2million this March when lockdown began.
      It adds: “In terms of the financial effect (Covid), based on a valuation of the company’s listed investments as at 26 October 2020, it is known there has been a diminution in value of approximately two per cent and amounting to an estimated £180,000 reduction compared to the valuation carried out…at 31 December 2019.”
      It is not specified if Manchester’s Hotel Football is included.

      Wales international boss Ryan Giggs was recently arrestedCredit: PA:Press Association

      Ryan Giggs had been dating PR executive Kate GrevilleCredit: Jim Clarke – The Sun

      Ryan Giggs began dating Kate Greville after his divorceCredit:

      Kate recently moved out of the home she shared with Ryan GiggsCredit:

      Giggs was arrested for allegedly assaulting Kate earlier this monthCredit:
      Giggs co-owns it with fellow ex-Old Trafford stars.

      The accounts also show that former winger Giggs, 46 — who has investments in property, products and firms — paid himself £71,883 and had a £264,000 corporation tax bill.

      Giggs was arrested on November 1 for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Kate Greville, 36, and another woman at his £1.7million pad in Worsley, Gtr Manchester. He denies it.

      Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs denies all charges against himCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

      Ryan Giggs’ girlfriend Kate Greville moves out of mansion after his arrest for allegedly assaulting her
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